The Australian electro-rock veterans "Caligula" return after 25 years with a charged album full of gothic groove, heavy feeling, and late-night replay value. Caligula are back, and "Bloodlines" does not tiptoe into the room. It flicks on the red light, turns the bass up, and lets the shadows start moving. That matters because this is not a quick nostalgia check-in. "Bloodlines", is the ARIA-nominated Australian electro-rock...

A toddler clutching a kaleidoscope probably doesn’t fathom the full extent of the beauty whirling inside it. That’s a bit like encountering The Report’s latest EP, “Everything Life Throws”. Just when you think you've pieced together what’s happening, you shift it slightly, and new patterns emerge, forcing you to sit with its intentions a little longer. Hugo Allen and Jo Rogers didn’t craft an...